Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee on June 20 announced a decision on the establishment of the city press and radio-television agency, effective July 1.
The agency comprises Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper, Tuoi Tre (Youth) Online Newspaper, Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV), and the Training and Communications Centre. Operating as a public non-business unit under the municipal Party Committee, it is designed to serve as the city's key multimedia media organisation.
Le Van Minh, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Council of Dien Hong ward, was appointed director general of the agency. Its four deputy directors general are Nguyen Khac Van, Acting Editor-in-Chief of Sai Gon Giai Phong; Cao Anh Minh, Director General of HTV; Tran Xuan Toan, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Tuoi Tre; and To Dinh Tuan, Editor-in-Chief of Nguoi Lao Dong.
Speaking at the ceremony, Minh pledged to swiftly consolidate the agency's organisational structure and personnel to ensure smooth operations in line with its mission. He said the agency and its affiliated media outlets would continue improving the quality of publications and programmes while producing engaging, high-quality content for audiences.
Standing Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Le Quoc Phong described the establishment of the new agency as a strategic milestone that combines the strengths, experience and resources of its predecessor organisations to create a more influential multimedia communications group.
He called on the agency to quickly stabilise its operations, ensure uninterrupted information dissemination across all platforms and lead comprehensive digital transformation toward an integrated media ecosystem in the era of artificial intelligence, with digital technology serving as its core foundation./.
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